Sosma disproportionately targets the poor and fails to address serious crimes, says Suhakam commissioner


KUALA LUMPUR: The Security Offences (Special Measures) Act 2012 (Sosma) disproportionately targets the poor and has failed to address serious crimes, says Ragunath Kesavan, a commissioner from the Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (Suhakam).

"It's for crimes and illegal trafficking or illegal gambling or trafficking of persons. So how is it effective if you're only targeting the B40?

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